By R. Amanda Fernandez Motorcycling has evolved into a unique leisure option and riding bikes is culturally perceived as a masculine activity. Prior to the emergence of motorcycle clubs and even years later, the activity was male-dominated as women possessed a subservient role with limited riding options. Even if women are seen on motorcycles, they…
After being cooped up inside, professionals break the monotony of indoor existence One of the positive sides of COVID pandemic is that it has given the flexibility to professionals to Work From Home (WFH) avoiding meeting people while in transit to their offices and also ‘Work From Hills’, amidst nature. Many professionals, especially from the…
When the people of the State were gripping under the fear of the pandemic, few adventure buffs took a leap into the mountains as a stress-buster. It was pandemic time here in Karnataka and the State where we were visiting was abated with challenges like monsoon tragedies — cloud bursting, sudden surge of the waters…
Feng Shui will help you rearrange what you have to create the best possible visual impression, so that your home will look more orderly, more balanced, and more beautiful. With a little bit of resourceful thinking, you can make Feng Shui work just by re-imagining how you can use the things you already have. The…
By Dr. Mahadeswara Swamy Trees of multi-utility value are grown and managed for more than one product/ output. Commonly known as Multi-Purpose Trees (MPTs), they fulfil several needs of human beings. One such tree is ‘Paradise tree’ also known as ‘Simarouba’, ‘Oil tree’, ‘Dysentery-bark’, ‘Bitterwood’, ‘Aceituno’ etc. It is a versatile tree as almost all…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Vedic Gods resided in the sky. They were unbound by geography. Temple Gods are firmly bound by geography. Jagannath is firmly linked to Odisha, Tirupati to Andhra Pradesh, Nathdvara to Rajasthan. The temple as we know it today is closely linked to land given by kings…
Breaks monthly revenue records; Kabini backwaters of Nagarahole hot favourite After being confined to their homes for several months due to COVID pandemic, tourists have now started going out and travelling, giving momentum to a trend that is termed as ‘Revenge Tourism’ where pent-up demand has been noticed with large number of people coming out…
Martyrs and families easily forgotten after paying 21-round gun salute By G. Amit Kumar (Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav) Once a soldier always a soldier, goes a famous proverb. And for a soldier, the nation always comes first, followed by family and then friends, even when he is on leave. One man who exemplifies this…
Study the past if you would define the future. — Confucius Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.—Edmund Burke By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy Indian cotton clothes, silks, spices and Indigo dye were in great demand throughout Europe during the middle ages. This trade was the monopoly of Arab merchants as they…
Like everything else, pandemic takes a toll on Independence Day shopping By R. Amanda Fernandez Independence Day celebrations in India are incomplete without flag hoisting, people holding the Tricolour or sporting them on vehicles, office desks and even pinning them onto their clothing. This year the COVID-19 pandemic has started a new and innovative trend…
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